Media release:
Fashion Less Waste 2011 Award Winners

After a stunning catwalk parade of creative and colourful outfits made from materials not originally intended for clothing, the winners of the Australian Museum’s annual Fashion Less Waste competition are named.

The 2011 challenge included a brief to take inspiration from birds of paradise, the exotic and eclectic species that feature in the Australian Museum’s latest exhibition Rituals of Seduction: Birds of Paradise.

Judges made their awards based on
• Originality
• Style (incorporating elements/motifs from bird of paradise)
• Proportion of materials originally used for a non-clothing purpose
• Craftsmanship